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Iranian General Qasem Soleimani is killed by an American airstrike near Baghdad International Airport, igniting global concerns of a potential armed conflict.
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Qasem Soleimani
Iranian military officer (1957–2020)
Qasem Soleimani was an Iranian military officer who served in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). From 1998 until his assassination by the United States in 2020, he was the commander of the Quds Force, an IRGC division primarily responsible for extraterritorial and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Assassination of Qasem Soleimani
2020 U.S. drone strike killing of an Iranian major general
On 3 January 2020, Qasem Soleimani, an Iranian major general, was killed by an American drone strike ordered by U.S. president Donald Trump near Baghdad International Airport in Iraq, while travelling to meet Iraqi prime minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Baghdad International Airport
Airport in Iraq
Baghdad International Airport, previously known as Saddam International Airport (1982—2003), is an international airport serving Baghdad, the capital of Iraq. It is Iraq's largest international airport, located in a suburb about 16 km (9.9 mi) west of downtown Baghdad in the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
War
Intense armed conflict
War is an armed conflict between the armed forces of states, or between governmental forces and armed groups that are organized under a certain command structure and have the capacity to sustain military operations, or between such organized groups.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
January 3
Day of the year
January 3 is the third day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 362 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)